Best Elementary Schools in Kansas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KAP test scores by the Kansas State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 653)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
200903000927	331	Lyons Central Elementary	Public	3-5	501 W. Lincoln	Lyons	67554	Rice County	Lyons	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 257-5612	157	15	10.5	76.4%	89 (56.7%)	2 (1.3%)	61 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$11,596			$1,573			$10,023	49.7	50.9	322	9
200693000216	332	Neosho Rapids Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N. Commercial	Neosho Rapids	66864	Lyon County	Southern Lyon County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 342-7783	124	12	10.7	46.8%	120 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$17,859			$962			$16,897	49.5	62.2	212	120
201089000840	333	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 W. 8th	Pratt	67124	Pratt County	Pratt	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 672-4520	525	26	20.1	45.7%	427 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$11,539			$2,176			$9,363	49.4	61.1	219	114
200696000559	334	Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	202 East Fourth	Haven	67543	Reno County	Haven Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 465-2501	390	25	15.6	52.3%	336 (86.2%)	9 (2.3%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,452			$864			$11,589	49.3	46.3	361	27
200639001177	335	Jennie Barker Elementary	Public	K-6	5585 N Jennie Barker Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-7700	165	11	15.4	35.8%	69 (41.8%)	1 (0.6%)	84 (50.9%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$10,341			$1,470			$8,872	49.2	46.4	360	25
200402000922	336	Otis-Bison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	216 N 3rd	Otis	67565	Rush County	Otis-Bison	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 387-2371	98	10	9.6	37.8%	89 (90.8%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$14,489			$5,523			$8,966	49.1	43.4	382	46
201092000555	337	Pretty Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	320 S Rhodes	Pretty Prairie	67570	Reno County	Pretty Prairie	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 459-6621	132	9	14.8	50.8%	118 (89.4%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$13,311			$1,170			$12,141	49.1	51.2	318	19
201284000724	338	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	104 South F	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4360	151	15	10.3	84.8%	114 (75.5%)	3 (2.0%)	18 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.9%)	$11,933			$1,501			$10,431	49	31.1	483	145
200420002075	339	Plum Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 East 43rd Avenue	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	No	(620) 662-5535	467	25	18.9	32.8%	408 (87.4%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,937			$564			$9,373	49	55.2	282	57
201137000518	340	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 S Phillips	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4600	372	33	11.3	82.0%	190 (51.1%)	22 (5.9%)	92 (24.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (17.5%)	$12,523			$3,413			$9,111	48.8	31.5	481	141

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KAP English Language Arts, KAP Mathematics, KAP Science test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.